Infant&#39;s training commode



March 12, 1940. McCULLQUGH 2,193,371

mmms munma COMMODE Fi led June 26, 1939 Attorneys Patented Mar. 12, 1940 uNiTEn STATES PATENT OFFHCE Ruth Esther McCullough, Pomeroy, Ohio, assignor of cue-half to Elson Douglas McCullough, Pomeroy, .Ohio

Application June 26, 1939, Serial No. 281,233

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to hommodes and is designed for use by infants, particularly girls, to assist in training them to have regular bowel movements and passage of urine, and comprises essentially a wedge-shaped portion adapted for positioning under the lumbar and buttock area of the infant, and is continuous with a bowl shaped receptacle within which excretions and fluids may be collected to prevent the same from being spilled.

The object of the improvement of my invention is to provide an article of this character of light and practical construction which is efilcient, because the weight of the infants body holds the article in place, and the attendants one hand is left free to hold kicking legs while the other hand may hold a suppository or guide an enema tip into the anus of the infant.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout and in which? Figure 1 is a top plan view.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view and Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawing in detail the numeral 5 designates a commode having a handle 6 at one side and provided at a diametrically opposite edge with a wedge-shaped part designated at l which projects laterally outwardly and upwardly and is of substantially flat form with diverging side edges which are raised as shown at 8 and taper toward the outer edge of the part '4'.

The upper surface of the part '1 adjacent its inne edge and at a point between its side edges is 5 also povided with a raised portion 9, whereby to provide shallow channels ID at each side of the centrally raised portion 9, which conform to the shape of the infants buttocks.

In the use of the device, while the infant is 10 lying on the lap of its mother or attendant the part i is placed under the back of the infant, the babys weight holding the commode in position.

It is believed the details of construction and the manner of use of the article will be readily under- 15 stood from the foregoing without further detailed explanation.

What is claimed is:

In a device of the class described a receptacle and a rigid substantially flat member projecting 20 laterally outwardly and upwardly from one edge of the vessel, said member having raised outwardly diverging side edges and an intermediate raised portion on its surface extending longitudinally from its inner edge, the side edges of 25 said raised portion converging outwardly and terminating short of the outer edge of the member and defining shallow channels at each side of said raised portion adapted to conformably receive the legs and buttocks of an infant lying on 30 the member.

RUTH ESTHER MCCULLOUGH. 

